Grammar

Let's review our learning about expressing possession.

What is the correct English translation for 'Ō rātou hōiho'?
  • Those horses.
  • Their horses.
  • Our horses.
  

What is the correct English translation for 'Ā tātou mōkai'
  • Our pets.
  • Their pets.
  • His pet.
  

What is the correct English translation for 'Ā mātou tamariki'?
  • Our pets.
  • Their pens.
  • Our children.
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'Their clothes'?
  • Ō tātou hoa.
  • Ō rātou kākahu.
  • Ā mātou kai.
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'Our(including the speaker and the listener) seats'?
  • Ō tātou waka.
  • Ā rātou mokopuna.
  • Ō tātou tūru.
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'Our(excluding the listener) food'?
  • Ō tātou kai.
  • Ā tātou kai.
  • Ā mātou kai.
  

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